1969Peter Foy obtains a U.S. patent for a flying apparatus in which both vertical and lateral motion of the performer can be controlled.

1974Edward J. Moore wrote and stars opposite Conchata Ferrell in The Sea Horse, a Circle Repertory transfer at the Westside Theatre. Marshall W. Mason stages the four-month run of the tale of a lonely barmaid and the man who wants to marry her.

1999 If you want to understand her, you've got to see things from Amy's View. Judi Dench wins the Tony Award for her role in David Hare's drama about an actor and her relationship with her daughter and career. Richard Eyre directs the National Theatre production at Broadway's Barrymore Theatre, which runs for a limited engagement of 115 performances.

2013 Late 1930s New York and the twilight of the burlesque era come to life as the world premiere of Douglas Carter Beane's The Nance opens on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre. Nathan Lane stars as Chauncey Miles, a headline nance performer in New York burlesque who also happens to be a homosexual.